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Vladimir Turchinsky

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Vladimir Turchinsky
Personal information
Birth nameVladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky
NicknameDynamite
Born28 September 1963[1][2]
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1][2]
Died16 December 2009 (aged 46)[1][2]
Pashukovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia[1][2]
Alma materRussian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism[2]
SpouseLarisa Turchinskaya (2nd wife)[3]
Children2[1][2]
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Russia
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1996 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1998 World's Strongest Man
Russia's Strongest Man
1st 1998 Russia's Strongest Man

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Турчи́нский; 28 September 1963 – 16 December 2009) was a Russian wrestler, strongman, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. After completing military service he took various odd jobs, as a photographer, bodyguard, security officer, circus performer, and translator from English and French. He later became a notable media personality capitalizing on his massive physique and a strongman image.[2][4]

Turchinsky was a Master of Sports in sambo and judo. He internationally played American football,[5] and competed in the International Gladiators 1 series under the stage name Dynamite. He held the following Guinness World Records: shifting Antonov An-124 Ruslan, and moving a 20-ton truck over 100 meters.[2]

Films

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Books

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  • Vladimir Turchinsky (2006). Взрывная философия. AST. ISBN 9785170402021.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Умер Владимир Турчинский. Lenta.ru (16 December 2009)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Биография Владимира Турчинского. Ria.ru (28 September 2013). Retrieved on 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ Динамиту – 55. Как живут близкие шоумена после его ухода. anews.com (28 September 2018)
  4. ^ Turchinsky weighed 110–130 kg at 175 cm height: Yekaterina Dmitrieva (17 March 2006) Турчинский тяжести не поднимает. cofe.ru
  5. ^ История американского футбола в СССР и России. Americanfootball.ru. Retrieved on 15 March 2020.
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